Braxton Bragg

(1817-1890)

Photo circa 1861-65 Courtesy Library of Congress

An 1837 West Point graduate, Mexican War veteran, and Confederate
general, he spent the first year of the Civil War commanding in the
Pensacola/Mobile area. Bragg replaced Beauregard
at the head of what became the Army of Tennessee in mid-1862, a post he
held until late 1863, when he asked to be relieved after losing
Chattanooga. He acted as a military advisor for Davis in 1864 and held
temporary commands in the Carolinas during the final months of the war.